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Service
Military Service: No Military Record Found
Incident & Biographic Details
Patrolman John L. V. Blomberg, Star #922, aged 38 years, was a 3 year, 7 month veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to District 5, 14th Precinct – Kensington.
On November 7, 1895, at 3:00 p.m., Officer Blomberg, was on duty at the Pullman Crossing of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, located at 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Officer Blomberg was directing passengers disembarking from a Southbound train. While standing on the northbound track, he did not see engine 215 as it approached the station. Not recognizing the perilous position he was in until it was to late, the train struck him before he could move out of its way. He taken to Rolstons Pullman Casino Building where he died a short time later on November 7, 1895.
Officer Blomberg was laid to rest in Oak Woods Cemetery, 1035 East 67th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Officer John L. V. Blomberg, born in 1857, received his Probationary Appointment to the Chicago Police Department in April, 1892.
Officer Blomberg was survived by his wife and three children.
Chicago Police Department homicide file not found for this incident.
Cemetery: Oak Woods Cemetery - Chicago, Illinois
Grave Location: Unknown
Interment Disposition: Burial
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Military Service: No Military Record Found